Animal-stock



(No Model.) 2 Sheets--Sheet 1.

C. SCHEGHER. ANIMAL STOGK Patentedlug. 27, 1895.

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A 0. SGHECHBR.

ANIMAL STOCK.

No. 545,415. Patented Aug. 27, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.,

I CONRAD SCHECHER, OF CLEVELAND, TEXAS.

ANlMAL-STOCK.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 545,&15, dated August 27, 1895.

Application filed February i, 1895 Serial No. 537,262. (No model.)

To all whom it may concerm Be it known that I, CONRAD SCHECHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, Liberty county, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-stocks; and my preferred manner of carrying ont the invention is set forth in the following full, clear, and exact description, terminating with clains particnlarly specifying the novelty.

This invention relates to the care of live stock, and more especially to stocks such as are used for holding h'orses and other eattle during the operation of branding, dehorning, castrating, &e; and the object of the same is to efieot certain improvements in devices of this character.

To this end the invention consists in th to be afterward tipped relatively to the base,

specific details of construction described bC low and ill ustrated in the drawingswherein- Figure 1 is a front elevation of this device ready for use. p Fig. 2 is a plan View. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar section, but showing the hinged side as closed or locked, the neekclanp as also closed, and the entire devioe as tipped into position where the animal can be operated on. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the left end of the machine with the framework in the act of swinging.

Referring to the said drawings, the numer-al 1 designates the base, from which rise three standards 2, 3, and 4, about in the position* shown.

The framework of my improved device consists of a fiooring 5, an upwardly-rising and outwardly-inclining stationary side 6 at one edge of the flooring, a narrow side 7, rising from the other edge ot' the flooring, a swinging side 8, connected by hinges 9 with the upper edge of this narrow side and also inclining outwardly at about the same angle as the stationary side 6, side braces 10, crossbraces 11, a longitudinal beam 12 above the upper edge of the swinging side, and a longitudinal beam 13 along the inner face of the upper edge of the stationary side, all for the purpose of holding the framework in proper position and for additional functions, to be described below. The entire framework is pivotally connected by a rod 14 with the up per extremities of the standards, which rod may be withdrawn when it is desired to disconnect the framework.

In the normal position of parte, as illusstands open, and in order to close the same, so that its upper edge shall stand under the beam 12, I provide a rope 20, connected at 21 with the free edge of the swinging side, near the inlet end of the device, passing over a pulley 22 in the cross-breee 11, thence over a pulley 23 in the beam 13, and carrying at its extremity a ring 24. By grasping this ring and drawing on the same the operator can raise the swinging side S up to the position illustrated in Fig. l, after which the ring is passed over a pin 25 in the base to hold the side 8 closed; but as the entire framework is slacken the rope 20, I provide a catch 26, piv oted at 27 near the outlet end of the framework, above the beam 13, and having a notch 28 near its free end for engagement with the upper edge of the swinging side 8 at that end of the device. Handles 29, attached to the stationary side 6, facilitate the tipping of the device on its pivotal rod 14, and a hook 30 at the top of the framework engages an eye 31 in the flooring, as seen in Fig. l, for the purpose of holding the framework in its tipped position while the animal is being operated on.

The inlet end of the framework at the right of Figs. 1 and 2 is open from the iiooring 5 to the cross-braee 11 to permit the ready entrance of the animal; but at the outlet end of the framework the same is preferably closed for a slight distance above the fioorin g, as by a board 40, and pivoted at 4:1 to the upper edge of this board, about midway-between the two sides, is a bar 4:2, which rises through a suitable guide 4:3, carried by the cross-breee 11 at this end of the framework.

44: is a lover pivoted at 4:5 to the upper edge of the board 40, where the latter projects slightly beyond the stationary side 6, this lever also rising between the guide 43 and brace ll, which latter is here provided with a ratchet 46, with which the lever engages; and 47 is a link oonnecting the lever with the bar 42 at a point above the guide 43. The

outer face of the board may be provided with trated in Figs. l and 2, the swinging side 8 as described below, and as such ti pping would IOO a ring 50 for attachng the halter, if the animal be led by one.

All parts of this entire device are of *the desired sizes, shapes, proportions, and materials, and considerable change in the details may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In use the hinged side S is first let down, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the animal to be operated on is driven into the right end of the framework of Figs. l and 2 and over the flooring 5, his head is passed between the bar 4:2 and the outlet end of the stationary side 6, and the lever at is drawn back and engaged with the proper tooth of the ratchet 46 to clamp the bar 42 upon the neck of the animal and inthis manner to hold his head locked within the framework. The operator then grasps the ring at the end of the rope 20, draws on the same, and engages it with the pin 25, the catch 26 being manipulated so as to engage its notch 28 with the edge of this side 8 at the outlet end of the framework. The animal is thus securely locked within the framework, and the operator then grasps the handles 29 and tilts the entire framework forward to the position shown in Fig. 4:, engaging the hook 30 with the eye 31 to hold the framework in this position while the animal is being operated on. The beam 13 on the inner face of the upper edge of the stationary side 6 will at this time eXtend over the back of an animal of usual size and prevent him from sliding forward out of the framework, and for this purpose the beam may be made of some considerable thickness, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The treatment having been completed, the hook and eye 30 and 31 are disconnected and the framework allowed to assume its npright position. The ring is then disengaged from the pin 25 and the notch 28 from the upper edge of the Swinging side 8, which latter falls open. The lever 44: is then disengaged from the ratchet 46 and moved inward, so as to free the head of the animal, and he is at liberty to back out, to pass out over the swinging side, which is now lowered, or to pass out over the board 40, if he be small enough to do so. It should be particularly observed that the movement of the swinging side 8 is entirely independent of either the tiltin action of the framework or the clamping action of the neckclamp, and also that the latter clamps the sides of the neck rather than the top and bottom of the same, which might produce choking, and which with small stock would press the animal too far down within the framework to be successfully operated on. lVith the rope at one end and the catch at the other, the swinging side is firmly held -in position to clamp the animal within the framework, and yet these two fastening means are so high that the animal cannot accidentally disconnect them and free himself at undesirable moments. lVith the exception of the beam 13, the entire top of the framework is open,

so as to expose the back of the animal to the operator in case it' is this part that is to be operated on.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with standards rising from the floor or support, and a rod passing through them; of a framework consisting of a flooring, one side rigidly connected with said flooring, an opposite narroW side also rigidly connected with said fiooring, a novable side, hinges connecting it with the upper edge of the narrow side, braces for holding the parts in position, the whole being pivotally mounted on said rod, a neck clamp at one end of and carried entirely by the framework, a pivoted catch at this end of the framework detachably engaging the upper edge of the swinging side, a rope connected with the upper edge of this side at its opposite end and passing over pulleys, and a pin in the floor, to whichsaid rope is detachably connected, all as and for the purpose set fcrth,

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with standards rising from the floor or support, and a rod passing through them; of a framework consisting of a fiooring, one side rigidly connected with said fiooring, a beam projecting inwardly from the upper edge of this side, a swinging side connected by hinges with the opposite edge of said floori g, braces for holding the parts in position, *le whole beiugpivotally mounted on said rod, a neck clamp at one end of and carried entirely by the framework, and' fastening means substantially as described connected with the up per edge of the swinging side and standing entirely at the uppor end of the framework for detachably holding said side closed, all as and for the purpose set' forth.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with standards rising from the floor or support; of a rocking framework pivotally connected with the upper ends of said standards and consisting of a flooring normally resting on the support, diverging side braces at the ends connected at their upper extremities by cross braces, one side rigidly connected with one edge of the fiooring and inclining outwardly therefrom to a point beneath the cross braces, a swinging side connected by hinges with the opposite edge of said fiooring and adapted to fall outwardly between the side braces at the opposite side of the framework, longitudinal beams at the upper edges of the two sides, means for detachably fastening the swinging side when closed, a board closing one end of the framework for a short distance above its fiooring, and a neck clamp substantially as described connected with the upper edge of this board, all as and for the purpose set forth.

the combination with standards rising from the floor or support, a framework pivotally connected with said standards and consisting of a flooring, one fixed side, oneswinging side,

4:. In a device of the character described, v

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a link oonneetng the lever and bar at a point above the guide, all as and for the purpose set forth.

and means for fastening the swinging side I When closed; of a hook and eye for holding the framework when moved to its tilted'posiiOn; a board rsing from the flooring for a In testimony whereof I have hereunto suh- I 5 short distance ai; one end of the framework, scribed my signature on this the 2361 day of a bar pivoted to the upper edge of this board J anuery, A. D. 1895.

and extending through a guide at the top of the framework, a. lever also pivoted to the upper edge of this board beyond the fixed side and moving in said guide, a ratohet on the letter with which the level* engages and CONRAD SCI'IECHER.

XVithesses:

J ACKSON WHITNIER, WALTER BURGESS. 

